A text in Bambara: Fiyɛn janbaw, sanbɛlɛni, sanjiba nali ani kunkokɔnɔ tasumaw ye waati cogoya jugu cogoyaw ani kɔlɔlɔ ye, inafɔ san fiyɛn, funuw funuw, ji fiyɛnw, ani ji sanfɛ funu funuw fɛnɛ.
The same text in Swahili:
Upepo mkubwa,mvua ya mawe, ukaukaji, na mioto ya msitu ni maumbo na athari za hali kali za hewa, vilevile dhoruba, , tufani, mifereji ya maji na vimbunga.